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‘File 21/1 I Zubarah’ [‎61r] (126/474)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (230 folios). It was created in 21 Jun 1944-15 Jun 1947. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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D.O. NO.C/622.
Dated the 11th June, 1946,
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Dear Colonel Hay, ^ ^
Will you please refer to Pelly*# demi-official
letter No.P.12 dated the 23rd August, 1945, to me?
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2. i enclose a copy of a letter which the Shaikh of
Bahrain has addressed to me on the subject oi aubarah.
I, like the Shaikh, do not propose to recapitulate the
original causes of the dispute, nor do I propose to enumerate
the manner in which shaikh Abdulla bin Qasim has failed to
carry out the terms of the agreement. I thimt, in fact, it
would be difficult to do so in view of the nebulous terms
of the agreement, though possibly the maintenance of a guard
by the Shaikh of Qatar in his tower at JALAT MARIR is a
definite instance.
3. While I have been political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, I have
not heard so much of the Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. dispute as ay predecessor,
but the situation as regards feeling in Bahrain over the
"loss of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. " is very much as stated in Felly’s demi-
official letter quoted above. I have, however, had many
long talks with Shaikh Salman on the subject with the upshot
that I asked him to state his case in the form of a letter.
This he has now done.
4. To turn to the shaikh’s letter, you will see that
in paragraph 3 he states that the political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. brought
him the letter to sign, and that as it was the political
Agent who conducted all the negotiations it is, therefore,
the political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. who must see that the agreement is
carried out. This attitude is repeated in paragraph 6,
and is logical enough.
5. A difficulty with which I am faced in approaching
the problem is the vague wording of the agreement under
which it is almost impossible to tie any one party down to
any one thing. I, myself, do not know what was really
intended nor what reading the two shaikhs actually place
on it. I know that Shaikh Salman reads into/more than it
says. He writes that the meaning of the agreement is clear.
That is wishful thinking, though if read with Hickinbotham*s
explanatory letter No.C/958 dated the 21st June, 1946 (copy
sent to you under cover of Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. letter No.c/968 dated the 77
24th June, 1944) the period of the hark back is clarified.
I cannot conceive that shaikh Salman was so simple at the
time as to think that he would get back all his ’rights’
in Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. , nor that Abdulla would be so forthcoming as to
give them back just out of "respect and courtesy".
5 '
9 Kon»ble Lt-Col. W.R. Hay, C.S.I., C.I.E.,
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulff
(Camp) Bahrain.
/6. To consider.....

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The volume comprises correspondence concerning the ongoing dispute between the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar over the sovereignty of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and the surrounding area on the Qatar Peninsula. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain (Cornelius James Pelly; Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crawshaw Galloway), the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay), the Ruler of Bahrain (Sheikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah), and the Ruler of Qatar (Sheikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī).

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1 volume (230 folios)
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The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the volume (ff 214-232) mirror the chronological arrangement. Letters in Arabic are generally immediately preceded by English translations prepared by Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. staff.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 235; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-213; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Pagination: the file notes at the back (ff 214-232) have been paginated using pencil.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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